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Mind & Behavior
Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.
Until recently, video games were accused of killing brain cells. Now, researchers are trying to understand how they help players get smarter.
We all play the genetic lottery – and the outcome matters a lot.
John Templeton Foundation
Scientists found a way to revert pain in mice using gene therapy. Perhaps the same technique could be applied to humans.
The spooky world of quantum mechanics might reach out and touch you — by mutating your DNA. Welcome to the weird world of quantum biology.
Your bites will heal, but will you ever sleep well again after an infestation of bloodsucking parasites?
Before the war, medical experts treated the body as a sum of its parts. Conditions like wound shock and brain damage called for a change in perspective.
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You can learn things 250% faster by unlocking your ‘flow state.’
Wyoming's roads are nine times deadlier than Ireland's. California's road safety is on par with Romania's.
Peer coaching can play a key role in building resilient, high-performing teams, while allowing remote workers to connect with one another from afar.
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The US reduced smoking rates from 50% to 15% with a simple habit hack.
John Templeton Foundation
Humans who've lived through the same events often remember them differently. Could quantum physics be responsible?
It's time to put on your listening hat.
The plant-like sea creatures contain a molecule that improves memory, learning, and even hair quality, according to a new study in mice.
Are dreams, hallucinations, and near death experiences all connected?
Willpower alone likely isn't enough to replace a bad habit with a good one.
John Templeton Foundation
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Practice doesn’t actually make perfect. Here’s the willpower equation necessary for elite athletes and musicians.
John Templeton Foundation
Screens were around in previous generations, but now they truly define childhood.
We all know assholes. Perhaps, you are one. Now, psychologists are trying to answer one of life's biggest mysteries: What, exactly, makes someone an asshole?
